Condemned

Ever more alone than this No creature life to tease my eyes Mornings roach long gone to freedom Hands ice cold on cell block bed-rim Ever more alone than this Invasive sound intense in meaning Stark distanced clang of high tensile steel Bitter requiem, my poor mans bell chime Ever more alone than this Copper mouth of fear, stark marker To thickened tongue, for no good reason Behind lips as dry as perished rubber Ever more alone than this Cloyed aura of human bucket smells Chilling reminder of my frail mortality On mucous membranes condemned to death Intense unbidden claw of fear now rising To clutch a heart to late for hope Never more alone than this